The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour.

Croatia also participated in three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013 and 2015, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament.

Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.

Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place    Tournament played fully or partially on home soil Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete.

[2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed the European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.